Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records in 1920s in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	34	6119	-	115	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1929	26	46	9043	-	402	2969	118	6/42	25.16	1.96	76.63	7	6	1
AP Freeman (ENG)	1924-1929	12	22	3732	-	142	1707	66	7/71	25.86	2.74	56.54	3	5	3
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1929	9	16	3805	-	160	1520	47	6/37	32.34	2.39	80.95	-	5	1
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1929	11	18	3072	512.0	154	1055	41	7/70	25.73	2.06	74.92	-	4	1
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	42	5582	-	138	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1928	6	12	2085	347.3	100	734	36	7/63	20.38	2.11	57.91	2	3	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1921-1924	13	18	2858	476.2	88	1389	41	6/76	33.87	2.91	69.70	1	3	-
JC White (ENG)	1921-1929	10	19	3595	599.1	203	1107	36	8/126	30.75	1.84	99.86	1	3	1
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	9	1683	280.3	91	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
CH Parkin (ENG)	1920-1924	10	16	2095	349.1	55	1128	32	5/38	35.25	3.23	65.46	1	2	-
PGH Fender (ENG)	1921-1929	13	22	2178	363.0	66	1185	29	5/90	40.86	3.26	75.10	1	2	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1929	9	16	2350	391.4	68	992	36	6/131	27.55	2.53	65.27	1	2	-
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1922-1925	11	20	2404	-	73	1046	36	6/7	29.05	2.61	66.77	-	2	1
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	11	21	2885	480.5	90	1431	43	5/32	33.27	2.97	67.09	3	2	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1929	12	22	3041	506.5	107	1276	41	6/32	31.12	2.51	74.17	-	2	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1928	13	24	3128	521.2	111	1322	28	5/53	47.21	2.53	111.71	1	2	-
GM Parker (SA)	1924-1924	2	2	366	61.0	2	273	8	6/152	34.12	4.47	45.75	-	1	-
TW Wall (AUS)	1929-1929	1	2	450	75.0	13	189	8	5/66	23.62	2.52	56.25	-	1	-
HC Griffith (WI)	1928-1928	3	3	479	79.5	20	250	11	6/103	22.72	3.13	43.54	-	1	-
HLE Promnitz (SA)	1927-1928	2	4	528	88.0	30	161	8	5/58	20.12	1.82	66.00	-	1	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1929	3	5	582	97.0	12	342	8	6/99	42.75	3.52	72.75	-	1	-
CP Carter (SA)	1921-1924	6	6	809	134.5	17	461	19	6/91	24.26	3.41	42.57	-	1	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1929	4	7	986	164.2	27	441	13	6/92	33.92	2.68	75.84	-	1	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1920-1926	14	13	1157	192.5	79	356	11	5/44	32.36	1.84	105.18	-	1	-
DD Blackie (AUS)	1928-1929	3	5	1260	210.0	51	444	14	6/94	31.71	2.11	90.00	1	1	-
GG Macaulay (ENG)	1923-1926	6	10	1389	231.3	64	532	19	5/64	28.00	2.29	73.10	-	1	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1929	17	30	2204	367.2	101	884	24	5/36	36.83	2.40	91.83	-	1	-
PAM Hands (SA)	1921-1924	2	1	1	0.1	-	1	-	-	0.00	6.00	0.00	-	-	-
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1921-1929	14	1	3	0.3	-	2	-	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	-	-	-
RL Park (AUS)	1920-1921	1	1	6	1.0	-	9	-	-	0.00	9.00	0.00	-	-	-
ER Mayne (AUS)	1921-1921	2	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	-	-	-
DR Jardine (ENG)	1928-1929	7	1	6	1.0	-	10	-	-	0.00	10.00	0.00	-	-	-
KS Duleepsinhji (ENG)	1929-1929	1	1	6	1.0	-	7	-	-	0.00	7.00	0.00	-	-	-
LE Tapscott (SA)	1923-1923	2	1	12	2.0	1	2	-	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	-	-	-
SK Coen (SA)	1927-1928	2	1	12	2.0	-	7	-	-	0.00	3.50	0.00	-	-	-
WW Whysall (ENG)	1925-1925	3	1	16	2.0	-	9	-	-	0.00	3.37	0.00	-	-	-
WVS Ling (SA)	1921-1923	6	1	18	3.0	-	20	-	-	0.00	6.66	0.00	-	-	-
JFW Nicolson (SA)	1928-1928	3	2	24	4.0	-	17	-	-	0.00	4.25	0.00	-	-	-
EH Bowley (ENG)	1929-1929	2	1	24	4.0	1	7	-	-	0.00	1.75	0.00	-	-	-
APF Chapman (ENG)	1924-1929	17	2	40	-	1	20	-	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	-	-	-
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1929	32	1	41	-	-	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.95	41.00	-	-	-
RH Catterall (SA)	1922-1929	20	3	48	8.0	-	52	-	-	0.00	6.50	0.00	-	-	-
HW Taylor (SA)	1921-1929	21	3	54	9.0	4	20	-	-	0.00	2.22	0.00	-	-	-
AF Kippax (AUS)	1925-1929	6	3	60	-	4	16	-	-	0.00	1.60	0.00	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	1927-1929	3	3	60	10.0	-	39	1	1/17	39.00	3.90	60.00	-	-	-
FR Martin (WI)	1928-1928	3	2	60	10.0	3	31	-	-	0.00	3.10	0.00	-	-	-
CE Pellew (AUS)	1920-1921	10	3	78	13.0	3	34	-	-	0.00	2.61	0.00	-	-	-
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1920-1929	28	3	82	-	2	40	-	-	0.00	2.92	0.00	-	-	-
JAJ Christy (SA)	1929-1929	2	3	84	14.0	3	50	1	1/15	50.00	3.57	84.00	-	-	-
HW Chapman (SA)	1921-1921	1	2	102	17.0	1	84	1	1/51	84.00	4.94	102.00	-	-	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1924-1924	1	1	102	17.0	-	87	-	-	0.00	5.11	0.00	-	-	-
JM Taylor (AUS)	1920-1926	20	3	114	-	5	45	1	1/25	45.00	2.36	114.00	-	-	-
TL Richmond (ENG)	1921-1921	1	2	114	19.0	3	86	2	2/69	43.00	4.52	57.00	-	-	-
ER Wilson (ENG)	1921-1921	1	2	123	20.3	5	36	3	2/28	12.00	1.75	41.00	-	-	-
N Reid (SA)	1921-1921	1	1	126	21.0	3	63	2	2/63	31.50	3.00	63.00	-	-	-
NE Haig (ENG)	1921-1921	1	2	138	23.0	4	88	2	2/61	44.00	3.82	69.00	-	-	-
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1929	7	5	138	23.0	6	70	1	1/6	70.00	3.04	138.00	-	-	-
OC Scott (WI)	1928-1928	2	2	140	23.2	1	103	2	2/28	51.50	4.41	70.00	-	-	-
ID Buys (SA)	1922-1922	1	2	144	24.0	4	52	-	-	0.00	2.16	0.00	-	-	-
TJE Andrews (AUS)	1921-1926	16	4	156	-	5	116	1	1/23	116.00	4.46	156.00	-	-	-
HGO Owen-Smith (SA)	1929-1929	5	6	156	26.0	-	113	-	-	0.00	4.34	0.00	-	-	-
CWL Parker (ENG)	1921-1921	1	1	168	28.0	16	32	2	2/32	16.00	1.14	84.00	-	-	-
JA Small (WI)	1928-1928	2	2	180	30.0	3	106	2	2/67	53.00	3.53	90.00	-	-	-
F Barratt (ENG)	1929-1929	1	2	180	30.0	11	38	2	1/8	19.00	1.26	90.00	-	-	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1929	5	6	190	31.4	4	118	2	1/21	59.00	3.72	95.00	-	-	-
FJ Durston (ENG)	1921-1921	1	2	202	33.4	2	136	5	4/102	27.20	4.03	40.40	1	-	-
AG Fairfax (AUS)	1929-1929	1	2	204	34.0	4	104	2	1/20	52.00	3.05	102.00	-	-	-
EW Clark (ENG)	1929-1929	1	1	216	36.0	8	79	3	3/79	26.33	2.19	72.00	-	-	-
JW Hitch (ENG)	1920-1921	2	3	222	37.0	3	142	2	2/65	71.00	3.83	111.00	-	-	-
WFE Marx (SA)	1921-1921	3	5	228	38.0	1	144	4	3/85	36.00	3.78	57.00	-	-	-
AEV Hartkopf (AUS)	1925-1925	1	2	240	30.0	2	134	1	1/120	134.00	3.35	240.00	-	-	-
DJ Meintjes (SA)	1923-1923	2	4	246	41.0	7	115	6	3/38	19.16	2.80	41.00	-	-	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1929	1	2	258	43.0	9	79	5	3/32	15.80	1.83	51.60	-	-	-
A Waddington (ENG)	1920-1921	2	3	276	46.0	7	119	1	1/35	119.00	2.58	276.00	-	-	-
OE Nothling (AUS)	1928-1928	1	2	276	46.0	15	72	-	-	0.00	1.56	0.00	-	-	-
CR Browne (WI)	1928-1928	2	2	282	47.0	7	125	2	2/72	62.50	2.65	141.00	-	-	-
SJ Snooke (SA)	1923-1923	3	6	330	55.0	13	108	6	3/17	18.00	1.96	55.00	-	-	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1929	2	4	348	58.0	8	182	3	3/78	60.66	3.13	116.00	-	-	-
DP Conyngham (SA)	1923-1923	1	2	366	61.0	22	103	2	1/40	51.50	1.68	183.00	-	-	-
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1929-1929	1	2	402	67.0	13	193	4	3/142	48.25	2.88	100.50	-	-	-
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1928	3	3	430	71.4	19	262	5	4/82	52.40	3.65	86.00	1	-	-
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1927-1929	7	10	438	73.0	22	187	6	3/4	31.16	2.56	73.00	-	-	-
GN Francis (WI)	1928-1928	3	3	450	75.0	12	252	6	4/112	42.00	3.36	75.00	1	-	-
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1928	4	7	505	84.1	18	246	5	3/69	49.20	2.92	101.00	-	-	-
CF Root (ENG)	1926-1926	3	3	642	107.0	47	194	8	4/84	24.25	1.81	80.25	1	-	-
AL Ochse (SA)	1928-1929	3	5	649	108.1	10	362	10	4/79	36.20	3.34	64.90	2	-	-
HL Collins (AUS)	1920-1926	19	12	654	-	31	252	4	2/47	63.00	2.31	163.50	-	-	-
CM Francois (SA)	1922-1923	5	9	684	114.0	36	225	6	3/23	37.50	1.97	114.00	-	-	-
EL a'Beckett (AUS)	1928-1929	2	4	702	117.0	29	216	2	1/41	108.00	1.84	351.00	-	-	-
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1922-1928	8	13	774	129.0	15	407	9	3/58	45.22	3.15	86.00	-	-	-
WE Astill (ENG)	1927-1928	5	10	782	130.2	33	330	12	3/48	27.50	2.53	65.16	-	-	-
W Rhodes (ENG)	1920-1926	7	10	862	143.4	42	357	12	4/44	29.75	2.48	71.83	1	-	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1921-1924	13	12	876	146.0	28	440	5	2/63	88.00	3.01	175.20	-	-	-
H Howell (ENG)	1920-1924	5	7	918	153.0	23	559	7	4/115	79.85	3.65	131.14	1	-	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1924-1924	5	5	968	161.2	35	500	9	4/116	55.55	3.09	107.55	1	-	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1928	2	3	975	162.3	59	306	6	2/79	51.00	1.88	162.50	-	-	-
RK Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1925	5	8	1081	-	53	385	12	3/50	32.08	2.13	90.08	-	-	-
SJ Staples (ENG)	1928-1928	3	6	1149	191.3	50	435	15	3/50	29.00	2.27	76.60	-	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]

England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]

England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]